# Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.002: POLICY

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C363_S363.002

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.002
- **Heading:** POLICY
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.002

## Text

It is this state's policy to safeguard the health, general welfare, and physical property of the people and to protect the environment by encouraging the reduction in solid waste generation and the proper management of solid waste, including disposal and processing to extract usable materials or energy. Encouraging a cooperative effort among federal, state, and local governments and private enterprise, to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, will further that policy.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.001 § 363.001. SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C363_S363.001.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.002 § 363.002. POLICY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C363_S363.002.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.003 § 363.003. FINDINGS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C363_S363.003.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.004 § 363.004. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C363_S363.004.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.005 § 363.005. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C363_S363.005.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.006 § 363.006. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER; EXEMPTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C363_S363.006.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.007 § 363.007. STATUTES NOT AFFECTED BY CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C363_S363.007.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.021 § 363.021. COMMISSION RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C363_S363.021.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.022 § 363.022. COMMISSION POWERS AND DUTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C363_S363.022.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.023 § 363.023. APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDS; CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C363_S363.023.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.024 § 363.024. DISBURSEMENT OF FEDERAL FUNDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C363_S363.024.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.041 § 363.041. COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY COUNCIL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C363_S363.041.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.042 § 363.042. TERMS; VACANCIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C363_S363.042.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.043 § 363.043. PRESIDENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C363_S363.043.md)

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C363_S363.002. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.